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Attendees speak with Georgia State University Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Wendy Hensel after the third UI Presidential Forum in the Levitt Center for University Advancement, Monday, April 19, 2021, in Iowa City, Iowa. Hensel is the third of four candidates vying for the UI presidential position. (Ryan Adams/The Daily Iowan via AP, Pool)

[Photo] Finalist Wendy Hensel brings record of diversity, equity, and inclusion work from time as Georgia State University provost

April 27, 2021
Los Angeles Dodgers Yu Darvish, right, talks to manager Dave Roberts before a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, in Atlanta. Darvish was recently acquired from the Texas Rangers. (AP Photo/John Amis)

[Photo] Winners, losers in trade wars

August 3, 2017
In this July 21, 2017 photo, incoming White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci, right, blowing a kiss after answering questions during the press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing room of the White House in Washington. Scaramucci is out as White House communications director after just 11 days on the job. A person close to Scaramucci confirmed the staffing change just hours after President Donald Trump’s new chief of staff, John Kelly, was sworn into office. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

[Photo] Peckman: White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci resigns amid a sea of controversy

August 1, 2017
FILE - In this June 22, 2017, file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., arrives for a Senate Republican meeting on a health bill on Capitol Hill. McCain sent shockwaves through the Senate early on July 28 when he cast the deciding vote rejecting the GOP’s heath-care effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

[Photo] Prall: Dear President Trump, insurance companies don’t receive ‘bailouts’

July 31, 2017
Oakland Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray works against the Tampa Bay Rays in the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, July 19, 2017, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

[Photo] 3 aces highlight trade wars before deadline

July 27, 2017
Chicago Cubs Willson Contreras, right, argues with home plate umpire Angel Hernandez after Hernandez called him out on strikes to end a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Monday, July 24, 2017, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

[Photo] Cubs, finally, break out of disappointment

July 25, 2017
FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2017, file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers Kyrie Irving talks with a teammate in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks in Cleveland. Two people familiar with the situation says All-Star guard Kyrie Irving has asked the Cavaliers to trade him. Irving made the request last week to owner Dan Gilbert, said the persons who spoke Friday, July 21, 2017, to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team is not commenting on the star’s demands. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

[Photo] Weigel: Public interest must be favored over pork mills

July 24, 2017
FILE - In this Saturday, Sep. 17, 2016, file photo, Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson looks for a receiver during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game against Florida State, in Louisville Ky. Florida State is the preseason pick to win the Atlantic Coast Conference and reigning Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson of Louisville is the preseason player of the year. The ACC announced voting results Monday, July 17, 2017, following a poll of 167 media members who attended last weeks media days in Charlotte. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

[Photo] Webster: Net neutrality crucial to our democracy

July 20, 2017
In this Saturday, July 8, 2017 photo released by the Chatham County Sheriffs Office, actor Shia LaBeouf poses for a booking photo, in Savannah, Ga. LaBeouf has been released from a Georgia jail after posting $7,000 bond on charges of public drunkenness. In addition to the public drunkenness charge, he also was arrested for disorderly conduct and obstruction. Further details surrounding the arrest were not immediately available. (Chatham County Sheriffs Office via AP)

[Photo] Smith: Racism — where do we draw the line?

July 19, 2017
French President Emmanuel Macron, second right, and his wife Brigitte Macron, right,walk with U.S President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump after the Bastille Day military parade on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris Friday, July 14, 2017. Frances annual Bastille Day parade turned into an event high on American patriotism this year, marked by a warm embrace between President Donald Trump and his French counterpart. (Christophe Archambault, Pool via AP)

[Photo] Prall: Did France teach Trump a lesson?

July 18, 2017
In this photo taken July 11, 2017, Donald Trump Jr. is interviewed by host Sean Hannity on his Fox News Channel television program, in New York. A Russian-American lobbyist says he attended a June 2016 meeting with President Donald Trumps son, marking another shift in the account of a discussion that was billed as part of a Russian government effort to help the Republicans White House campaign. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

[Photo] Elliot: Deep into the matryoshka

July 18, 2017
Bryson DeChambeau celebrates with the trophy after winning the John Deere Classic golf tournament, Sunday, July 16, 2017, at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Ill. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

[Photo] Golfer runs like a Deere

July 17, 2017
Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (11) lays the ball in as Philadelphia 76ers guard Markelle Fultz (7) defends during the second half of an NBA summer league basketball game Monday, July 3, 2017, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

[Photo] Finding the stars of summer

July 13, 2017
Polands first lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda, second right, reaches her hand to U.S. First Lady Melania Trump as U.S. President Donald Trump reaches his hand for a handshake after his speech in Krasinski Square, with Polish President Andrzej Duda standing right, in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, July 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)

[Photo] Coltrain: North Koreans, a red herring for America’s hate

July 12, 2017
American Leagues New York Yankees Aaron Judge (99) strikes out in the first inning during the MLB baseball All-Star Game, Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

[Photo] Judge dominates half-season awards

July 12, 2017
Tennessee NCAA college football coach Butch Jones speaks during the Southeastern Conferences annual media gathering Monday, July 10, 2017, in Hoover, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

[Photo] Judges confirm that Jeff Horn-Manny Pacquiao decision was correct

July 11, 2017
FILE - This Feb. 19, 2013 file photo shows hydrocodone-acetaminophen pills, also known as Vicodin, arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. A government report released Thursday, July 6, 2017, finds opioid prescription rates have been falling in recent years overall, but rising in more than 1 in 5 U.S. counties. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)

[Photo] Elliot: ‘Stuff’ happens

July 11, 2017
Brandon Ezekiel, with Philly Adapt, is arrested after blocking the entrance of ABC 27s studio in Harrisburg, Pa., in protest to the arrival of Sen. Pat Toomey for a TV Town Hall, Wednesday, July 5, 2017. (James Robinson /PennLive.com via AP)

[Photo] Townsend: When a state rules over a city

July 10, 2017
In this April 13, 2017 photo, Elizabeth Brenner, who is following the last footsteps of her son in India, enters the Gangasagar beach in West Bengal state, where the Ganges river flows into the Bay of Bengal. Brenners son Thomas Plotkin, died during a study abroad trip to the mountains of India more than five-years-ago. His body was never found. Brenner spent two months tracing the 1,037 mile path along the Ganges River as she believes this is the path taken by her sons remains. (AP Photo/Rishabh R. Jain)

[Photo] Delving into study-abroad deaths

July 10, 2017
FILE - In this May 30, 2016, file photo, fans cheer as Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry yells after the Warriors defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 of the NBA basketball Western Conference finals in Oakland, Calif. One of the NBAs biggest bargains until now, Curry is about to receive his massive payday. Golden State general manager Bob Myers said Friday, June 30, 2017, the Warriors will finalize a contract with the two-time MVP once the free agency moratorium ends July 6. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

[Photo] Nobody catching Warriors, Cavaliers

July 6, 2017
New York Yankees catcher Austin Romine, left, and Toronto Blue Jays Justin Smoak watch Smoaks two-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game in New York, Wednesday, July 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

[Photo] Point/Counter Point: All-Star arguments erupt

July 6, 2017
In this Sunday, July 2, 2017, photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, right, uses the beach with his family and friends at the governors summer house at Island Beach State Park in New Jersey. Christie is defending his use of the beach, closed to the public during New Jerseys government shutdown, saying he had previously announced his vacation plans and the media had simply caught a politician keeping his word. (Andrew Mills/NJ Advance Media via AP)

[Photo] Elliot: Into the maw

July 6, 2017
FILE - In this May 6, 2017, file photo, Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward (20) shoots as Golden State Warriors guard Shaun Livingston (34) defends in the second half during Game 3 of the NBA basketball second-round playoff series in Salt Lake City. Hayward has chosen to sign with the Boston Celtics and reunite with coach Brad Stevens, making the announcement Tuesday evening, July 4, on The Players Tribune site. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

[Photo] Girls empowered through rock ’n’ roll

July 6, 2017
FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 16, 2016 file photo, a woman receives a flu vaccine shot at a community fair in Brownsville, Texas. On Wednesday, June 21, 2017, U.S. health officials released new estimates showing the previous winter’s flu vaccine was ineffective in protecting older Americans against the illness, even though the vaccine was well-matched to the flu bugs going around. (Jason Hoekema/The Brownsville Herald via AP)

[Photo] HIV prevention, with tech

July 5, 2017
FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2015, file photo, John Oliver speaks in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

[Photo] Townsend: Trump encourages violence with threatening video

July 3, 2017
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., right, and Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., left, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 27, 2017. In a bruising setback, Senate Republican leaders shelved a vote on their prized health care bill Tuesday until at least next month, forced to retreat by a GOP rebellion that left them lacking enough votes to even begin debate. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

[Photo] Guest Opinion: GOP’s ‘Better Care’ would hurt Iowans

July 3, 2017
Kyle Stanley hits on the 16th fairway during the Quicken Loans National golf tournament, Sunday, July 2, 2017, in Potomac, Md. Stanley won in a playoff. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

[Photo] Climate panel forges plan, with help

July 3, 2017
Florida celebrates after defeated LSU in Game 2 of the NCAA baseball College World Series finals, Tuesday, June 27, 2017, in Omaha, Neb. Florida won 6-1 to sweep the series. (Brendan Sullivan/Omaha World-Herald via AP)/Omaha World-Herald via AP)

[Photo] Florida captures elusive baseball title

June 29, 2017
Valerie Castile, mother of Philando Castile, spoke with passion about her reaction to a not guilty verdict for Officer Jeronimo Yanez at the Ramsey County Courthouse in St. Paul, Minn., on Friday June 16, 2017. (Renee Jones Schneider/Star Tribune via AP)

[Photo] Smith: Long Way to go in police and race relations

June 29, 2017
FILE - In this March 16, 2016, file photo, American student Otto Warmbier, center, is escorted at the Supreme Court in Pyongyang, North Korea. The death last week of American student Warmbier, who fell into a coma after being arrested in North Korea, has raised questions about whether his tour agency was adequately prepared for its trips into the hard-line communist state. The Young Pioneer Tours agency built up a business attracting young travelers with cut-rate, hard-partying adventures into one of the world’s most isolated countries. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin, File)

[Photo] Jazz bands play together, share fans

June 29, 2017
Kansas City Royals Eric Hosmer gestures to Mike Moustakas after scoring on a double hit by Moustakas during the third inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Sunday, June 18, 2017, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

[Photo] Royals steam into the Central race

June 27, 2017
Dennis Smith Jr. answers questions during an interview after being selected by the Dallas Mavericks as the ninth pick overall during the NBA basketball draft, Thursday, June 22, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

[Photo] NBA Draft winners, losers

June 26, 2017
Dennis Smith Jr. answers questions during an interview after being selected by the Dallas Mavericks as the ninth pick overall during the NBA basketball draft, Thursday, June 22, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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FILE - In this June 7, 2017, file photo, University of California Los Angeles guard Lonzo Ball takes questions from the media after a closed Los Angeles Lakes pre-draft workout in El Segundo, Calif. Balls mental steadiness is one big reason hes almost certain to be a top-three pick at the NBA Draft on Thursday. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

[Photo] Draft not lonely at the top

June 22, 2017
Actress Keshia Knight Pulliam, right, walks out of the courtroom with Bill Cosby, center, inside the Montgomery County Courthouse during his sexual assault trial in Norristown, Pa., Monday, June 5, 2017. Pulliam played Cosby’s youngest daughter, Rudy Huxtable, on The Cosby Show. (David Maialetti/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, Pool)

[Photo] Making sense of TV dad, alleged sexual predator

June 21, 2017
Democratic candidate for 6th congressional district Jon Ossoff, left, concedes to Republican Karen Handel while joined by his fiancee Alisha Kramer at his election night party in Atlanta, Tuesday, June 20, 2017. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

[Photo] Unity, not handwringing

June 21, 2017
FILE - In this March 24, 2017, file photo, North Carolina forward Justin Jackson (44) shoots over Butler guard Kethan Savage (11) as Butler forward Kelan Martin (30) looks on in the first half of an NCAA college basketball tournament South Regional semifinal game, in Memphis, Tenn. ackson significantly improved his outside shooting at North Carolina to make himself into a first-rounder in Thursdays NBA draft. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill, File)

[Photo] Hopefuls fill NBA Draft

June 21, 2017
FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2017, file photo, Washington guard Markelle Fultz (20) is shown during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Arizona, in Tucson, Ariz. Fultz is the likely No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft on Thursday night, June 22. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)

[Photo] Two guards get the point

June 21, 2017
FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2017 file photo, Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett speaks during a news conference in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Mayor Corbett, a former Iowa House speaker, is expected to announce plans Tuesday, June 20, 2017 to challenge Gov. Kim Reynolds for the Republican nomination for governor in the June 2018 GOP primary. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

[Photo] Corbett eyes run for governor

June 21, 2017
FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2015, file photo, former Multi-State Lottery Association security director Eddie Tipton leaves the Polk County Courthouse in Des Moines, Iowa, after his sentencing in a jackpot-fixing scandal. A 2006 FBI inquiry stands out as a missed opportunity to stop a jackpot rigging scandal that corrupted the nations $70 billion lottery industry for years while enriching a tiny group of insiders including Tipton and his brother Tommy Tipton. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall File)

[Photo] Former Iowa employee busten in lottery scheme

June 20, 2017
FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2016 file photo, a Washington Redskins helmet is seen on the sidelines during the first half of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Landover, Md. The Supreme Court on Monday, June 19, 2017, struck down part of a law that bans offensive trademarks in a ruling that is expected to help the Washington Redskins in their legal fight over the team name. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

[Photo] Webster: Free speech is not free bigotry

June 20, 2017
New York Yankees Aaron Judge, center, is greeted by teammates in the dugout after scoring on a single hit by Chase Headley during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Monday, June 12, 2017, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

[Photo] MLB’s top teams in each division

June 19, 2017
Brooks Koepka kisses the winning trophy after the U.S. Open golf tournament Sunday, June 18, 2017, at Erin Hills in Erin, Wis. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

[Photo] Koepka’s big move takes U.S. Open

June 19, 2017
Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James, center, and forward Richard Jefferson (24) talk with referee Ed Malloy during the first half of Game 5 of basketballs NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Cavaliers in Oakland, Calif., Monday, June 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

[Photo] Today’s Photos (06/15/17)

June 15, 2017
Florida players celebrate in the dugout after defeating Wake Forest 3-0 in an NCAA college super regional baseball game, Monday, June 12, 2017, in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo/Matt Stamey)

[Photo] Beathard signs multi-year contract with the 49ers

June 14, 2017
Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant gestures as he holds the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award after Game 5 of basketballs NBA Finals between the Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers in Oakland, Calif., Monday, June 12, 2017. The Warriors won 129-120 to win the NBA championship. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

[Photo] Warriors, Durant storm to finals win

June 14, 2017
Britains Prime Minister Theresa May speaks in the House of Commons, London, during its first sitting since the election, Tuesday June 13, 2017. Britains prime minister has opened talks with a Northern Ireland-based party Tuesday to see if they can create an alliance to push through the Conservative Partys agenda after a disastrous snap election left her short of a majority in Parliament. (PA via AP)

[Photo] Armstrong: An unexpected political sacrifice in Britain

June 14, 2017
FILE - In this Friday, March 24, 2017, file photo, protesters gather across the Chicago River from Trump Tower to rally against the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, in Chicago. The Republican push to replace the Affordable Care Act was revived by a small change to their plan designed to combat concerns over coverage for those with pre-existing health conditions. But experts say the change, which helped the bill squeak through the House of Representatives, Thursday, May 4, 2017, may be too small to make much difference in the hunt for affordable coverage for these patients. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

[Photo] Lane: Empathy needed, now more than ever

May 10, 2017
Current French President Francois Hollande and French president-elect Emmanuel Macron, left, participate in a ceremony to mark Victory Day in Paris, France, Monday, May 8, 2017. French president-elect Emmanuel Macron appeared Monday alongside current President Francois Hollande in commemoration of the end of World War II. Monday, a national holiday, marks the day of the formal German defeat in World War II. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, Pool)

[Photo] Schrichfield: France succeeds where U.S. fails; c ’est la vie

May 9, 2017
Jane Meyer, former senior associate athletic director at the University of Iowa, speaks during a news conference as her attorney Jill Zwagerman, left, looks on, Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Des Moines, Iowa. A jury on Thursday awarded more than $1.4 million to Meyer ruling that the university had discriminated against her because of her gender and sexual orientation. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

[Photo] Baseball knocks off Spartans

May 8, 2017
Jane Meyer, former senior associate athletic director at the University of Iowa, gets a hug from her partner Tracey Griesbaum, right, following a news conference, Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Des Moines, Iowa. A jury on Thursday awarded more than $1.4 million to Meyer ruling that the university had discriminated against her because of her gender and sexual orientation. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

[Photo] Today’s Photos (05/05/17)

May 4, 2017
Jane Meyer, former senior associate athletic director at the University of Iowa, gets a hug from her partner Tracey Griesbaum, right, following a news conference, Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Des Moines, Iowa. A jury on Thursday awarded more than $1.4 million to Meyer ruling that the university had discriminated against her because of her gender and sexual orientation. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

[Photo] She won

May 5, 2017
Jane Meyer, former senior associate athletic director at the University of Iowa, gets a hug from her partner Tracey Griesbaum, right, following a news conference, Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Des Moines, Iowa. A jury on Thursday awarded more than $1.4 million to Meyer ruling that the university had discriminated against her because of her gender and sexual orientation. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

[Photo] VP for Student Life hopefuls lay out visions

May 5, 2017
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, and the committees ranking member Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., speak on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 3, 2017, as FBI Director James Comey testified before the committees hearing: Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

[Photo] Vigil for 2 students meshes community

May 4, 2017
St. Olaf College students fill Tomson Hall to boycott classes and demand action and dialogue after numerous acts of incidents of racial hate on campus, Monday, May 1, 2017 in Northfield, Minn. Hundreds of students boycotted classes at St. Olaf College on Monday, instead packing an administration building to protest a rash of racist and threatening messages left around campus. (Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune via AP)

[Photo] Rocklin thanks UI for enriching experience

May 3, 2017
FILE - In this June 19, 1997 file photo, actress-comedian Ellen DeGeneres, right, and actress Anne Heche arrive at the world premiere of the film Face/Off, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. It was 20 years ago that Ellen DeGeneres made history as the first prime-time lead on network TV to come out of the closet. The episode of Ellen was watched by a staggering 44 million viewers. It won an Emmy for writing, a Peabody as a landmark in broadcasting and numerous other accolades(AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

[Photo] Softball finally breaks through in Ohio

May 1, 2017
President Donald Trump takes his seat after speaking on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 25, 2017, during the United States Holocaust Memorial Museums National Days of Remembrance ceremony. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

[Photo] Opinions divided on Trump so far

April 27, 2017
Kimberly Costen, Auburn freshman, right, yells at supports for Richard Spencer right to speak at Auburn University on Tuesday, April 18, 2017, in Auburn, Ala. The man who rented Foy Hall for Richard Spencer and was denied, filed a law suit and was granted an injunction by a federal judge to allow Spencer to speak. (Albert Cesare/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)

[Photo] Editorial: Keep dialogue, fight hate

April 27, 2017
FILE - In this March 22, 2017 file photo, then-Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Just 11 days on the job, Supreme Court, Gorsuch had an early taste of the weighty power that sometimes comes to a member of the nation’s highest court. Gorsuch for the first time faced a vote in which he could have spared a man’s life. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

[Photo] For a day, science, not silence, reigns

April 24, 2017
In this April 18, 2011 photo, Jane Meyer, senior associate athletic director at the University of Iowa, speaks in Normal, Ill. Meyer, the former no. 2 administrator for Iowa athletics will square off against the school in a trial beginning Monday, April 17, 2017, that centers on her claim that she suffered discrimination as a gay female who fought bias in college sports. The trial in a lawsuit brought by Meyer is expected to litigate whether Athletic Director Gary Bartas personnel moves were tough-but necessary judgment calls or tainted by discrimination. (Lori Ann Cook-Neisler/The Pantagraph via AP)

[Photo] Meyer praised, criticized as trial opens

April 19, 2017
In this May 2004 photo, a group gathers around a GBU-43B, or massive ordnance air blast (MOAB) weapon, on display at the Air Force Armament Museum on Eglin Air Force Base near Valparaiso, Fla. U.S. forces in Afghanistan struck an Islamic State tunnel complex in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, April 13, 2017, with a GBU-43B, the largest non-nuclear weapon ever used in combat by the U.S. military, Pentagon officials said. (Mark Kulaw/Northwest Florida Daily News via AP)

[Photo] Weigel: Voter ID backlash justified or hogwash?

April 19, 2017
In this April 18, 2011 photo, Jane Meyer, senior associate athletic director at the University of Iowa, speaks in Normal, Ill. Meyer, the former no. 2 administrator for Iowa athletics will square off against the school in a trial beginning Monday, April 17, 2017, that centers on her claim that she suffered discrimination as a gay female who fought bias in college sports. The trial in a lawsuit brought by Meyer is expected to litigate whether Athletic Director Gary Bartas personnel moves were tough-but necessary judgment calls or tainted by discrimination. (Lori Ann Cook-Neisler/The Pantagraph via AP)

[Photo] Meyer trial begins in Des Moines

April 18, 2017
FILE- In this June 2, 2016, file photo, United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz delivers remarks in New York, during a presentation of the carriers new Polaris service. Video of police officers dragging a passenger from an overbooked United Airlines flight sparked an uproar Monday, April 10, 2017, on social media, but Uniteds CEO defended his employees, saying they followed proper procedures and had no choice but to call authorities and remove the man. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

[Photo] Schrichfield: What the United Airlines fiasco taught us about modern conflicts

April 18, 2017
FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013, file photo, travelers check in at the United Airlines ticket counter at Terminal 1 in OHare International Airport in Chicago. After a man is dragged off a United Express flight on Sunday, April 9, 2017, United Airlines becomes the butt of jokes online and on late-night TV. Travel and public-relations experts say United has fumbled the situation from the start, but it’s impossible to know if the damage is temporary or lasting. Air travelers are drawn to the cheapest price no matter the name on the plane. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

[Photo] Baseball takes 2 of 3 from Huskers

April 17, 2017
Julio Arellano, left, stands for the pledge of allegiance with his children from left, Israel Arellano, Julio C. Arellano and Brisa Arellano during a protest rally downtown Dallas, Sunday, April 9, 2017. Thousands of people are marching and rallying in downtown Dallas to call for an overhaul of the nations immigration system and end to what organizers say is an aggressive deportation policy. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

[Photo] Williams: No viable policy follows from ‘We’re All Immigrants’

April 14, 2017
White House press secretary Sean Spicer speaks to moderator Greta Van Susteren at the Newseum in Washington, Wednesday, April 12, 2017, during The President and the Press: The First Amendment in the First 100 Days forum. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

[Photo] Hawkeyes cut walking

April 13, 2017
In this April 6, 2017, photo, President Donald Trump walks from the podium after speaking at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Thursday, April 6, 2017, after the U.S. fired a barrage of cruise missiles into Syria. Trump’s White House, one perpetually plagued by infighting among aides jockeying for the president’s ear, has been sharply divided by a new rivalry, one pitting his powerful son-in-law with unfettered access to the president against the sharp-elbowed ideologue who fueled Trump’s populist campaign rhetoric. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

[Photo] Lane: Trump’s Syria bombing: not so humanitarian as it may seem

April 12, 2017
In this April 6, 2017, photo, President Donald Trump walks from the podium after speaking at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Thursday, April 6, 2017, after the U.S. fired a barrage of cruise missiles into Syria. Trump’s White House, one perpetually plagued by infighting among aides jockeying for the president’s ear, has been sharply divided by a new rivalry, one pitting his powerful son-in-law with unfettered access to the president against the sharp-elbowed ideologue who fueled Trump’s populist campaign rhetoric. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

[Photo] 200 is the magic number

April 12, 2017
FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2016 file photo, Aaron Gonzalez removes a branch from a marijuana plant on grower Laura Costas farm near Garberville, Calif. California law enforcement officials objected Wednesday, April 5, 2017, to Gov. Jerry Browns proposed streamlining of the states marijuana regulations, saying his plan could endanger public safety. Browns administration released documents late Tuesday outlining proposed changes to square the states new recreational pot law with its longstanding law on medical marijuana. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

[Photo] Pillard: Dear Iowa: Decriminalize cannabis

April 11, 2017
This image released by Disney shows Dan Stevens as The Beast, left, and Emma Watson as Belle in a live-action adaptation of the animated classic Beauty and the Beast. (Disney via AP)

[Photo] UI lobbies the Capitol

April 5, 2017
This image released by Disney shows Dan Stevens as The Beast, left, and Emma Watson as Belle in a live-action adaptation of the animated classic Beauty and the Beast. (Disney via AP)

[Photo] Custardo: ‘Doctor Who,’ Beauty and the Beast, and inclusiveness

April 5, 2017
North Carolina players celebrate after the finals of the Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament against Gonzaga, Monday, April 3, 2017, in Glendale, Ariz. North Carolina won 71-65. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

[Photo] Senate panel OKs Gorsuch

April 3, 2017
This Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017 photo shows the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, displayed on a laptop computer screen in Washington. Millions of Americans will still need to navigate the current federal health care system in the coming months no matter what happens in Congress _ whether the Republican plan to replace “Obamacare” is resurrected in some form after it was pulled on Friday, March 24, 2017, or if it never comes back. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

[Photo] Women’s tennis rolls along

March 29, 2017
FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2017, file photo, Agriculture Secretary-designate, former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue attends a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. Perdue says he will step down from several positions at companies bearing his name, restructure family trusts and create blind trusts to avoid a conflict of interest if he is confirmed. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

[Photo] SENATE PANEL OKS PERDUE AS AG SECRETARY

March 24, 2017
FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2017, file photo, Agriculture Secretary-designate, former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue attends a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. Perdue says he will step down from several positions at companies bearing his name, restructure family trusts and create blind trusts to avoid a conflict of interest if he is confirmed. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

[Photo] Editorial: Merkel leads ‘free world,’ it becomes clear

March 23, 2017
FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2017, file photo, Agriculture Secretary-designate, former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue attends a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. Perdue says he will step down from several positions at companies bearing his name, restructure family trusts and create blind trusts to avoid a conflict of interest if he is confirmed. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

[Photo] Baseball begins ‘real’ schedule this weekend

March 24, 2017
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